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Catchment Yarra River
Site Merri Creek, u/s of St Georges Rd Bridge, North Fitzroy ME_YMR112
Date and Time Sunday 3rd February 2019 14:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N N mg/L NH4+ D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm FrP mg/L P Nitrate-Nit mg/L N pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 0.04 61.45 5 910 7.6 0.17 38.2 25.7 9
Weather sunny
Last rainfall More than a week ago
Flow estimate LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) 6 10
b. Family Ecnomidae, Genus Ecnomus (bandit caddis) 6 2
c. Family Isostictidae (Damselfly nymph) c. Family Isostictidae (Damselfly nymph) 3 14
c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) 1 4
d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) 5 30
e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) 4 30
e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) 1 25
e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) 1 15
f. Corduliid / libellulid like dragonflies - various families (spider mud eye) 4 3
g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) 4 30
g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) 2 25
h. Family Notonectidae , Genus Enithares (robust backswimmers) 3 1
i. Family Aeshnidae (Dragonfly nymph - Couta mud eye) 4 1
m. Family Corixidae , Genus Micronecta (little brindle boatman) 3 25
o. Family Corixidae genus Agraptocorixa (static boatmen) 1 20
t. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Notalina (Headbanger caddis) t. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Notalina (Headbanger caddis) 6 25
ALT Signal Score 3.38
Weighted ALT Signal Score 3.26

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